Harper seeks leadership of new Conservative party
Canadian Alliance leader Stephen Harper announces he will run for leadership of the new Conservative party formed from a merger with the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance. Calgary lawyer Jim Prentice also declares. The Medicine Hat area braces for an inaugural meeting to elect a local board and nominate candidates as a spring election looms.
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Canadian Alliance
Stephen Harper
Lestay
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Jim Prentice
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Monte Solberg
TaVar Payne
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Tory
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Medicine Hat
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Alliance
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Ball player to be sentenced for illicit sexual contact
A young major league baseball prospect, Cass Rhynes of Cornwall, faces sentence in a Prince Edward Island court for two counts of inciting girls under 14 to touch him for sexual purposes. He admitted receiving oral sex but claimed the girls were older. The case exposed disturbing details about underage encounters involving athletes and internet chat room meetings.
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Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island
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Los Angeles Dodgers
St. Petersburg College
Florida
Canada
Dodgers
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Alberta study on sewage dumping in fawnland
Alberta Environment spokesperson Robert Moyles says a committee will review restrictions on dumping untreated human waste. The panel aims for recommendations by end of July, addressing public concerns and scientific basis. Greg Guinup criticized regulation as insufficient, warning of dumping into streams, ditches and lakefront lawns.
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Fawnland
Alberta Environment
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Greg Guinup
Niagara boy trapped under giant snowball in Ontario
An 11 year old Grade 5 student at St. Gabriel Lalemant Momentary School was buried beneath a 450 kilogram snowball while playing on a school field. Fire crews freed him and he was taken to hospital overnight for observation. authorities say he will be fine.
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St. Gabriel Lalemant
Bob Mitchell
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Alberta Ontario back plan to end saltwood dispute
Alberta joined Ontario in proposing a settlement to end the softwood lumber dispute, while British Columbia lawmakers delayed, fearing the deal could fail. Small B C producers warned they could survive only if a deal is reached, and Alberta pressed Washington for a larger share of the U S market with the current terms.
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Alberta
Ontario
B.C
Gian Sandhu
Jackpine Forest Products
U.S
Halvar Johnson
No Drilling Near Alta Protected Zone Denied
Alberta Energy regulators reject Polaris Resources plan to drill a sour gas well near Lundbreck on the Whaleback border. The EUB cites weak community consultation and poor environmental mitigation, deeming the project not in the public interest. Local environmental groups celebrate with calls for stricter protections.
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